Summary
Dr. Binocs zooms into a cloud to show how tiny water droplets join together until they're heavy enough to fall as rain. A nice companion to the water cycle.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Dr.
- What are clouds made of?
- Why do raindrops eventually fall from a cloud?
- Where does the water in clouds come from?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: water vapor, cloud, droplet, rain.
Try it: Explain in your own words how a raindrop is made, step by step.